Marshall 28, Delaware 7

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

December 13, 1992

HOST MARSHALL turned to its ground game and defense Saturday to earn a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA championship game. Marshall (11-3) will play Youngstown State in the title game next Saturday at Huntington, W.Va. The Thundering Herd had moved through the first two rounds of the playoffs by racking up 981 yards of offense, 75 percent via the pass. But against Delaware (11-3), Marshall passed for 151 yards and rushed for 145.

YOUNGSTOWN ST. 19, N. IOWA 7

JEFF WILKINS kicked four field goals and Dave Roberts returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown as Youngstown State (11-2-1) topped Northern Iowa (12-2) in a Division I-AA semifinal. The loss broke a 25-game winning streak at home for Northern Iowa.

JACKSONVILLE ST. 17, PITT. ST. 13

USING A relentless running game and a critical defensive play at the goal line by Eric King, Jacksonville State captured the Division II championship at Florence, Ala. Jacksonville State (12-1-1) piled up 390 yards on the ground - almost three times what Pittsburg State (14-1) had been allowing per game. In the final minute, King knocked down a pass at the goal line.

WIS.-LA CROSSE 16, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON 12

FULLBACK JOHN Janke rushed for 122 yards and Wisconsin-La Crosse (12-0-1) blocked two extra-point attempts to become the Division III champion at Bradenton. The first extra-point try by Washington and Jefferson (11-2) was blocked by Norris Thomas, who returned it 86 yards for two points, and the second was blocked by Brett Harper.

CENT. ST. 19, GARDNER-WEBB 16

LEROY PERKINS picked up his own fumble and ran 8 yards for a touchdown with 36 seconds remaining to cap a fourth-quarter comeback that gave Central State (12-1) the NAIA championship in Boiling Springs, N.C. Gardner-Webb (12-2), which began the season with a 71-21 loss at Central Florida, had a 12-game winning streak snapped.

FLORIDA STATE

FOUR SEMINOLES received their bachelor degrees Saturday: linebacker Reggie Freeman, safety Lavon Brown, offensive tackle Robert Stevenson and linebacker Brian Xanders. Former Seminole tight end Johnny Clower also received his degree. The four players are fifth-year seniors, and they join three others who played this season with their degrees already earned. Defensive tackle Carl Simpson, tailback Felix Harris and offensive guard Eric McGil picked up degrees in the summer. Clower, Simpson and Harris are the last of their kind: They came to FSU without first-year athletic eligibility because they failed to meet Proposition 48 entrance requirements. FSU no longer admits non-qualifying athletes.